Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 鳴

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
to make a sound
to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

to toll a bell

to hoot
to whistle

boom (sound of explosion)
rumble

throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc

to express gratitude (esp. in public)
vote of thanks

to beat a gong

to fire warning shots

birdsong
warbling

to contend

sound of an explosion

to whinny (of a horse)
to neigh

song of cicadas
chirping of insects

(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound
whine; moan; wail

to emit a sound
(of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc
(of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

tinnitus

songbird

to beat a gong
to sound the retreat

songbird

to utter a mournful cry
wail; groan

Wuming county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

turtledove

to sound the horn
to honk

wheezing

(physics) to resonate; resonance
sympathetic response

thunder rolls

Wuming county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

buzzer

chiming clock

Míngjiǎoxiāo

Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

to cry out against injustice
to protest unfairness

sonata

zhōngmíngdǐngshí

extravagant lifestyle

míngjīnshōujūn

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

yīmíngjīngrén

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

bǎijiāzhēngmíng

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

zhōngmínglòujìn

past one's prime
in one's declining years

to think highly of oneself

míngluókāidào

to beat the gong to clear the way
(fig.) to pave the way for sth

dàmíngdàfàng

(idiom) to freely air one's views
to be heard far and wide
to attract a lot of attention

jīmínggǒudào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
bag of tricks
useful talents

jīgǔmíngjīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back

léigǔmíngjīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back

zòumíngqǔshì

sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

xiánmíngyuèqì

string instrument

gōuhuǒhúmíng

to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
an uprising is afoot (idiom)

tǐmíngyuèqì

idiophone

gūzhǎngnánmíng

It's hard to clap with only one hand.
It takes two to tango
It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

bùpíngzémíng

where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
man will cry out against injustice

qìmíngyuèqì

aerophone (music)

míngyuānjiàoqū

to complain bitterly

pìnjīmǔmíng

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.

míngjīnshōubīng

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

qínsèhémíng

in perfect harmony
in sync
lit. qin and se sing in harmony

Dàmíngdàfàng Yùndòng

大鸣大放运动

[大鳴大放運動]

see 百花運動／百花运动 ( Bǎihuā Yùndòng)

huángzhōnghuǐqìwǎfǔléimíng

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

[黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴]

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng

百花齐放，百家争鸣

[百花齊放，百家爭鳴]

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956